It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that with an upgrade at the quarterback position, the Michigan football offense was going to be much improved.
But "scary" maybe isn't a term fans expected to hear. There have been lots of comparisons to the 2021 Michigan football team.
That year, the Wolverines had a great defense and an elite running game with Hassan Haskins, Blake Corum, and a freshman Donovan Edwards.
The offense was methodical. It played the ball-possession game, and took opportunities for explosive plays when they arose. But I don't know that anyone would say the 2021 offense was "scary," although, Ohio State might disagree.
At any rate, the word scary was being thrown around by Michigan football players, who said of the offense, "It wasn't like that last season," via Clayton Sayfie of The Wolverine.
“The energy and the spot that Chip and [Michigan head] Coach [Sherrone] Moore have this offense in is scary — and it’s scary right now. It’s not scary in a few weeks. It wasn’t scary two weeks ago. It’s scary right now, " Jordan Marshall said.
“The biggest thing with our offense that we’re trying to capture is keeping that long-term, keeping this upward slope, never having a bad day, making sure that no matter if you’re getting the ball, if you’re not getting the ball, playing without the ball.”
Having a legitimate offensive coordinator will make a huge difference. The personnel wasn't great last season, but it was still mismanaged. Lindsey will fix that. He will also get the most out of his talent, namely, Bryce Underwood.
Underwood and his immense upside are probably the scariest thing about this offense. Maybe that, or the running backs, Marshall included. Either way, it sounds like Michigan will have a different offense in 2025.
And if you remember last season's offense, different is a very good thing.